Sanches urged to make Benfica return

Swansea boss Carlos Carvalhal says Renato Sanches needs to get his career back on track after a social media blunder marked the end of his Premier League loan spell.

Sanches has not featured for Swansea since January 2 and will not be involved in their final game of the season after enraging fans on Twitter this week. The 20-year-old announced his new personal emoji, just a day after the Swans lost against Southampton and were almost certainly relegated.

It has characterised the Portugal international’s miserable loan stint from FC Bayern Munich, where he has started just nine league games and struggled to convince.